The Magnetic Fields – The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure Lyrics

I met Ferdinand de Saussure
On a night like this
On love he said
Im not so sure
I even know what it is
No understanding
No closure
It is a nemesis
You cant use a bulldozer
To study orchids

He said…
So we dont know anything
You dont know anything
I dont know anything
About love
But we are nothing
You are nothing
I am nothing
Without love

Im just a great composer
And not a violent man
But I lost my composure
And I shot Ferdinand
Crying its well and kosher
To say you dont understand
But this is for Holland-Dozier-Holland

His last words were
We dont know anything etc

His fading words were
We dont know anything etc